'''Nova''' was a science fiction fanzine released in the 1940s by Al Ashley, Abby Lu Ashley, E. Everett Evans, and Jack Wiedenbeck.

'''Nova''' was a science fiction fanzine released in the 1940s by Al Ashley, Abby Lu Ashley, E. Everett Evans, and Jack Wiedenbeck.

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''Nova'' was published in Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.A. and included 40 pages of articles, reviews, fiction and features. Contributions included fiction by Al Ashley, and the short story "Insulation" by E.E. "Doc" Smith. Also included were articles by Forrest J. Ackerman ([[Voice of the Imagi-Nation]]), John W. Campbell, Robert Lowndes, Alden Norton, Ross Rocklynne, Bob Tucker ([[Le Zombie]]), [[Harry Warner, Jr.]] ([[Horizons]]), [[Donald Wollheim]] ([[The Phantagraph]]), and "What Price Fanzines?" by Julius Unger, about the value fanzines would have in the year 1992, due to their limited runs. Also included were photos from classic horror films.

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''Nova'' was published in Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.A. and included articles, reviews, fiction and features.

Included in issue 3 was the article "What Price Fanzines", by Julius Unger, about the value fanzines would have in the year 1992, due to their limited runs. Also included were photos from classic horror films.

Art work was contributed by Al Ashley, Ray Bradbury ([[Futuria Fantasia]]), Ronald Clyne and Jack Wiedenbeck. The covers for the zines were silk screened.

Art work was contributed by Al Ashley, Ray Bradbury ([[Futuria Fantasia]]), Ronald Clyne and Jack Wiedenbeck. The covers for the zines were silk screened.

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Three issues of this fanzine were released, the first appearing in November 1941, the second in May 1942 and the third, and last, in Winter 1943.

Three issues of this fanzine were released, the first appearing in November 1941, the second in May 1942 and the third, and last, in Winter 1943.

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Along with [[Atres Artes]], [[Black Flames]], [[Chanticleer]], [[Guteto]], [[Ichor]], [[Le Zombie]], [[Lethe]], [[Shangri L'Affaires]], and [[Voice of the Imagi-Nation]], ''Nova'' was included in the anthology fanzine [[Pacificon Combozine]] for the 1946 Pacificon Fourth World Science-Fiction Convention.

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Along with [[Atres Artes]], [[Black Flames]], [[Chanticleer]], [[Guteto]], [[Ichor]], [[Le Zombie]], [[Lethe]], [[Shangri L'Affaires]], [[Voice of the Imagi-Nation]], ''Nova'' was included in the anthology fanzine [[Pacificon Combozine]] for the 1946 Pacificon Fourth World Science-Fiction Convention, as was the fanzine that Abby Lu and Al Ashley did for the [[Fantasy Amateur Press Association]], entitled [[En Garde (Ashley)|En Garde]], and the fanzine E.Everett Evans published on his own, [[The Timebinder]].

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E.Everett Evans was also Associate Editor of [[Le Zombie]].

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In 1945, E. Everett Evans became the first editor of [[The National Fantasy Fan]].

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Nova was a science fiction fanzine released in the 1940s by Al Ashley, Abby Lu Ashley, E. Everett Evans, and Jack Wiedenbeck.

Nova was published in Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.A. and included articles, reviews, fiction and features.

Included in issue 3 was the article "What Price Fanzines", by Julius Unger, about the value fanzines would have in the year 1992, due to their limited runs. Also included were photos from classic horror films.

Art work was contributed by Al Ashley, Ray Bradbury (Futuria Fantasia), Ronald Clyne and Jack Wiedenbeck. The covers for the zines were silk screened.

Three issues of this fanzine were released, the first appearing in November 1941, the second in May 1942 and the third, and last, in Winter 1943.